GAO Report Explains Annual Financial Report of US Gov’t
Understanding the Primary Components of the Annual Financial Report of the United States Government, GAO-05-958SP, October 1, 2005.
Google Search Tips 2005
Google Search Tips 2005, from Google Blogoscoped, by Philipp Lenssen. Not affiliated with Google.
Guidance Issued on E-Banking Authentication
Press release, October 12, 2005: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today released updated guidance (14 pages, PDF) on the risks and risk management controls necessary to authenticate the identity of customers accessing Internet-based financial services. The guidance, Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment, was issued to reflect the many significant legal and technological …
Google.org the philanthropic arm of Google
“Google.org will include the work of the Google Foundation, some of Googles own projects using Google talent, technology and other resources, as well as partnerships and contributions to for-profit and non-profit entities. While we continue to define the goals, priorities and approach for Google.org, we will focus on several areas including global poverty alleviation, energy …
Google’s Updated Privacy Policy
Google Privacy Policy Highlights, October 14, 2005: “At Google we recognize that privacy is important. This document outlines the types of personal information we receive and collect when you use Google’s services, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard information. We hope this will help you make an informed decision about …
Website Copyright Infringement Extends to Images on Blogs
From WSJ free features today, Photo Agencies Scour the Web For Copyright Violations.
CBO Report on Federal Deficits
From the Congressional Budget Office, this new report, Long-Term Economic Effects of Chronically Large Federal Deficits, October 13, 2005 (6 pages, PDF).
Dept. of Education IG Investigating Potential Fraud Associated With Gov’t Propaganda
Follow-up to previous postings on Bush administration violations of the propaganda policy, this press release today from Sen. Lautenberg: “The Inspector General of the Department of Education has informed United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) that he has referred the investigation into the payments by the Bush Education Department to journalist Armstrong Williams to …
Publication Delays For Book on Hunt for Bin Laden By Former CIA Operative
From FederalNewsRadio, ‘Jawbreaker’ Author Struggles to Break His Story. Related sources: From AP, via USA Today, New rules to govern publications by CIA officers. Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror Reviewing the Work of CIA Authors – Secrets, Free Speech, and Fig Leaves
BCC Offers Concise Chronology of CIA Leak Scandal
Q&A: CIA leak case – A grand jury in the US is investigating the source of a leak that led to the public unmasking of a CIA agent in 2003. Related beSpacific links on the Plame identity leak From the October 15, 2005 Washington Post (reg. req’d), Rove Pressed On Conflicts, Source Says – Questions …
Remarkable Discovery Impacts Debate on Origin of Noodles
After listening to this report on NPR yesterday, it seemed like a good idea to also share this related National Geographic article: 4,000-Year-Old Noodles Found in China.
New Locator Map to Federal Courts
From the Federal Judiciary Newsroom, “a new locator map…helps you find all federal courts and probation and pretrial services offices. It is searchable by city and state, zip code, county and state, and area code.”